supplier
204
2.7
- noun
- /səˈplaɪər/
:
proveedor
- Many small businesses depend on a trustworthy supplier for their inventory.
- suppliers and customers
- supplier of products
- information from suppliers
Now Kuwait was a major oil supplier to the United States.
- Now Kuwait was a major oil supplier to the United States.
- I can find the proper, the proper supplier in China.
- It has a lot of listings for fabric suppliers, trim suppliers, contractors.
- It'll be a rallying call for your partners, suppliers, customers and future employees.
- So the supply chain people, the production people, the suppliers won't get paid.
- Not every supplier is part of the program.
- So those are the actual suppliers of the solution.
- This came from a local supplier, Snake River Seed Cooperative.
- You know, we've seen, for instance, there was an Apple supplier in Taiwan.
- They're saying like, yo, our supplier did this, but it's on us.
Examples
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There will be difficult negotiations between natural gas suppliers and consumers over new contract terms.
Academic text (2011) -
In three years, Cyberdyne will become the largest supplier of military computer systems.
Fiction book (1991) -
Not every supplier is part of the program.
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Are you happy with your current supplier?
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Are you the new supplier?
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You and I can talk to your suppliers tomorrow.
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Now Kuwait was a major oil supplier to the United States.
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Until recently, the federal government was the main supplier of smolts to the private sector.
Academic text (1990) -
Finally, businesses preferred to obtain their information from suppliers, publications, and other companies.
Academic text (1999) -
This came from a local supplier, Snake River Seed Cooperative.
Synonyms
354
3.9
A person or company hired to do work for others under an agreement
282
2.9
A company or person that supplies services such as internet and electricity
279
2.1
A person or company that buys and sells things to make money
257
2.0
A person or company that sells things, for example at a market
257
1.0
A person or company that offers goods for money
203
2.1
A person or company that buys and sells goods, often in shops
74
3.5
A company that supplies products to shops and businesses
23
6.7
A person or company that supplies food to shops and restaurants
22
3.5
A person or company that buys goods in large amounts from makers and sells them to shops
14
3.4
A person or company that buys large amounts of goods and sells them to shops
12
3.7
A person or business that buys goods to sell to others for profit
1
8.1
A company that buys goods from makers and sells them to shops
A person or business that sells to customers
A company or person that supplies goods to shops and businesses
A company that supplies goods to shops and other sellers
A person or company that supplies goods and services to others
A company that stores, packs, and ships products for online sellers
Antonyms
How Large
477
3.1
22
3.5
74
3.5
204
2.7
257
1.0
257
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Supplier comes from the word supply, which goes back to the Latin parts sub- ('up to') and plere ('to fill'), the same root you see in plenty. So a supplier is someone who 'fills' your needs by giving goods or services.